Comments on: Grand Jury Indicts Mary Rice For First Degree Murder

By: Billy Preston

Billy Preston — Sun, 05 Mar 2017 23:55:15 +0000

@ Cantonment

If she was truly scared for her life if he ran from Boyette, she can offer that as a defense at trial. She can take the stand and testify and explain her reasons for participating in her crimes to a jury of her peers and hope they buy it. I’m betting that they don’t. Or she could offer that argument during the sentencing phase and hope the judge finds her fear of Boyette to be a mitigating factor in her role in the crimes committed. The judge can consider that argument when determining her sentence.

By: Cantonment

Cantonment — Sun, 05 Mar 2017 04:42:38 +0000

Well u guys r right in ways and I do see where
Ur coming from. And kinda swerved my thought in the whole case but I’m just saying just maybe she was semi innocent

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Sat, 04 Mar 2017 16:20:58 +0000

REGARDING:
“Otherwise, you’re committing perjury and can be sent to prison.”

Attorney General Sessions disputes this.
(Actually, you can claim to have forgotten and it is hard to disprove.)

David for honest people
for a change

By: Billy Preston

Billy Preston — Sat, 04 Mar 2017 05:40:30 +0000

@Cantonment

So what? Because MAYBE she was scared,we should they what? Turn her loose?Maybe they should give her a little blankie and a teddy bear and send her to some counseling after they let her walk out the door of the jailhouse. Or maybe they should do what’s gonna be done and wait for the judicial process to play out and let a jury decide if she’s guilty or not. By the way, if you should find yourself in the jury pool be sure you tell the court you’ve already decided to give her a walk because of your great theory basedon nothing more that emotion so the prosecution can strike you. Otherwise, you’re committing perjury and can be sent to prison.

By: david lamb

david lamb — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 23:07:48 +0000

@ Hoosier Daddy: What character , She has none!

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 14:32:41 +0000

REGARDING:
“Greer afraid for her life went into hiding and at that time Escambia County Sheriff Dept could not find her , Boyette was released after a year in jail, Boyette found Alicia Greer and her friend Jacqueline Moore and Mary Rice saw what happens when you cross Boyette, Escambia County Sheriff did not protect Alicia Greer and I am sure that Mary Rice felt that too”

They could not protect her because they couldn’t in general or because she hid from them and forced his release by her hiding? I won’t blame them if she effectively cooperated with Boyette; this actually also led to all subsequent deaths — including her own.

Too late for her but the rest of y’all take note: if you protect a killer out of fear, you enable that killer to kill. If you did your best to stop him and he still kills, others are responsible for dropping the ball.

People died indirectly because of what Rice did, directly because of what Boyette did. To convict Rice, they have to convince a jury she was a willing participant in the following crimes. We don’t really know even though we do know there were times when he was not able to physically restrain her. Whether she was unwilling or happy to join in is up to the judicial system to determine.

David for truth and justice
in the absence of telepathy

By: Brenda

Brenda — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 06:42:01 +0000

@ Cantonment: There are no simple minded people here. It’s reality when you decide to be an assistant to a murderer. You have two choices: Stay or Go. If my daughter or monster son did that to people, then I certainly believe they deserve what lies in their future as imprisonment or the chair. My heart hurts for the families and children of the women murdered including Rice’s. At least the children of Rice can visit her but not in the most upstanding environment. That was her choice. Not one photo showed the monster holding a weapon to her head to stay there. In the end at the hotel, she walks out (her choice) and he decided to save us taxpayers’ dollars.

By: Cantonment

Cantonment — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 04:57:43 +0000

My point exactly Julie. And no billy I don’t got it all figured out .. I’m looking at the situation from all angles unlike you. Now if boyette is killing people left and right and hunted that one lady down and killed her . Now if I was mary I would be to scared to ask for help or try to run because if he’s killing people with no problem if she did try to Xscape she probably had a fear that he would kill her and the people and everyone around so her not try to get help. Saved more people in the end if that was the case so maybe u need to open it mind up more

By: Cantonment

Cantonment — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 04:49:09 +0000

Thank u that’s exactly my point me Julie Pittman. So billy Preston maybe u should open ur mind a little more she probably was scared to death of that guy and when ur scared to death and he’s killing people with no problem . She wouldn’t even try to run from him why cuz he would have killed her and everyone around that would try n help so If ya think about it maybe she saved more lives for not trying to escape from him….

By: Julie Pittman

Julie Pittman — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 01:45:12 +0000

One year ago Alicia Greer was beaten and attempted murder charges were filed against Billy Boyette but Greer afraid for her life went into hiding and at that time Escambia County Sheriff Dept could not find her , Boyette was released after a year in jail, Boyette found Alicia Greer and her friend Jacqueline Moore and Mary Rice saw what happens when you cross Boyette, Escambia County Sheriff did not protect Alicia Greer and I am sure that Mary Rice felt that too . , I feel that Mary did all she could to preserve her life and her family from Boyette, and she did a great job in accomplishing that, Boyette killed all those people , let’s not forget that, yes she was there when it happened and went to the store for him while he sat in the car with the gun and not sure if you heard about the burns and bruises on her body when she was detained. I think we should all just wait and think clearly about all of these things. I think it is horrible that she has to be in jail instead of receiving trauma counseling and I am sure she is even more traumatized by the fact that instead of being rescued from her captor that she is being held and charged for his murders but that’s the south for you. ECSD dropped the ball on this one big time, apparently Boyette is smarter and faster than them, he can find the first victim when they can’t to charge him in the first place , can elude them and kill 3 more, can kidnap and beat someone and they charge her with the murder, but ultimately it’s Boyette and he opted out , knowing that Mary Rice would hold the bag.